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When you think of a patient who survived cardiac bypass surgery, you would actually see a strong person who was able to get through a tough fight. But what you don’t know is that despite the fact that the patients have survived the surgery already, he or she is going through a tough fight each and every day. That is simply the reason why cardiac rehabilitation is normally advised so that the patient will be guided. With cardiac rehabilitation, you will be guided on the food you eat, the things you do and the medications you take. And more importantly, you will be monitored on how well you are recovering.

If you are on a cardiac rehab, your physician will have the chance to monitor you closely. Your doctor will get all the information they need especially when it is about your health. Through this they will have the chance to monitor your current situation, whether you are recovering or not. However, being in a cardiac rehab program alone does not guarantee your recovery. Your participation will be needed. The rehab is just like a guidance that will show you what are the things that you are expected to do.

You will be going through several check-up every week just to be sure that your heart will be monitored well, whether your heart is compensating well with all of the treatments you are given. But if your heart is not compensating well then there will be a change of course that is why it’s very important that you go through several steps.

When it comes to the exercise part, the first step would be to take few routines just to see to how far your heart could go. You will be monitored very carefully so that you will not be doing the exercise that you are not able to do. You should know that the set of exercise that will be given to you should depend on your heart status. A patient will actually be categorized according to four classifications. The first would be the patients that are healthy; they will not be given limitations when it comes to exercises. The next two categories are for those who had the surgery. They will have some limitations, those exercises that their heart could not yet support will be restricted. The last category would be the one that patients will be on a strict monitoring.

Indeed, cardiac rehabilitation entails a lot of work to be done. It is not just a simple treatment that promises you that you will feel better after you comply with everything that will be given. Your mental attitude will play a great role in cardiac bypass recovery as the cardiac rehab will have good days and bad days. Some days you may feel like you can do the work and other days it will be a challenge to get through it. The Cardiac Rehab team will give you the encouragement and support you need so lean on them when you are having the rough days. This is just one step to get you closer toward a life with a healthy heart.   





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